A Vibrant Fall Table with Mason’s Game Bird Green

by Helen Kain | Nov 14, 2019 | Amber, Antique glassware, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Thanksgiving, Vintage china

It wouldn’t be fall without a Game Bird table. Especially one that features ducks. Mallard ducks. Enter Mason’s Game Birds. In green, as opposed to the polychrome version, which is also lovely, and easier to lay your hands on. But for this table,...

Harvest Pumpkin by Williams Sonoma

by Helen Kain | Nov 3, 2019 | Amber, Black, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Terracotta, White, Yellow

Adjusting to a six-hour time change and weather whiplash has left me a bit discombobulated. A little over a week ago I was scarfing down pasta in Rome in blissful mid 70s temperatures. Monday of this week saw me boarding a flight to Omaha (for my “real...

Fleur: A Modern Take on Imari

by Helen Kain | Sep 12, 2019 | Amber, Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, White

The richness of cobalt and burnt orange is a time-honoured combination found in Imari patterns, beloved by collectors  for centuries. Collectors Weekly provides us with a concise history:  “Imari is a style of porcelain named after the Japanese...

Sunflowers, Scarecrows and Decorating the Porch for Fall

by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2019 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow

Country lanes, cornstalks, scarecrows and sunflowers are the epitome of late summer. Sunflowers are even better when they’re edible (and not in the usual sense).  Such as chocolate cupcakes decorated with Oreo-cookies-turned-sunflowers, idea courtesy of...

Pups and Handbags

by Helen Kain | May 16, 2019 | Amber, Black, Brown, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow

I don’t know who thought up this particular theme, but it made me smile. Pups and Handbags. Beats Dogs Playing Cards! The four salad plates from Pier 1 are cheerful, colourful and downright silly. Perfect! Look at that little guy, sleepily gazing out. Is it...

Apple Orchard by Williams Sonoma

by Helen Kain | Nov 5, 2018 | Amber, Black, Dundee, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red

We purchased Braeburns at our local apple orchard this past week. They’re the last of the heirloom varieties to be picked, so that’s it for apple season. Finito! Clearly, the solution to any sadness that might invoke is an apple pie! It was also...